Lesson 7 Introduction to Liquid Volume

    • Let’s learn about liquid volume.

Warm-up Notice and Wonder: The Bowl and the Jar

What do you notice? What do you wonder?

A bowl and jar, both partially filled with water.

Activity 1 Liquid Volume Estimation Exploration

Your teacher will give you two containers labeled “A” and “B,” and another container labeled “unit.”

  1. How many units do you think container A will hold?

    Record an estimate that is:

    too low

    about right

    too high

  2. How many units do you think container B will hold?

    Record an estimate that is:

    too low

    about right

    too high

  3. Use the unit container to compare the liquid volume that containers A and B hold. Which container holds the greater volume? How do you know?

Activity 2 Liquid Volume in Liters

How many liters of water will fit in the large container?

Record an estimate that is:

too low

about right

too high

Practice Problem

Problem 1

For each item, decide whether it holds more than a liter, less than a liter, or about a liter.

  1. a bathtub

  2. a cup

  3. a swimming pool

  4. a small pot for a plant